Review & Giveaway: Zade: One Night in Jordan

Zade, a Jordanian composer and incredible piano player, recently returned to his homeland to hold a concert for peace at the Historic Roman Amphitheatre in Jordan. Inspired by the King Of Jordan, King Abdullah II, a CD and DVD was released to commemorate this occasion - One Night In Jordan: A Concert For Peace.


If you've never heard of Zade before, you are probably in the majority. (and probably don't watch a lot of PBS, lol) Zade is rather young - just 29, and besides being known for his beautiful music, he's also a bit of Jordanian eye candy. ;) He's reached number one on the Jordanian music charts, which I know some people would say is very easy to do, but still. Zade has performed for many throughout the world, including the Dalai Lama.

One Night In Jordan: A Concert For Peace was his first television special here in the US. It features the renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, as well as the prestigious London Voices Choir, and several well known studio and live musicians that have worked with artists like Shakira and Paul McCartney. In all, one hundred musicians from 40 nations traveled to Jordan to perform for this special concert with Zade. His music is filled with passion, and love - he loves what he is doing, he loves his country, and he wants to share that love of his country with us all through his music.

One Night In Jordan: A Concert For Peace on DVD has a different order than the track listing on the CD. The DVD also features some bonus features - a behind the scenes look at the concert, an interview with Zade in Petra, the "Untold Fairytales" music video, as well as some photographs of Jordan on the inner booklet.

Here's the track listing for the CD:

1. Zaina
2. The Lion Of Jordan
3. New Beginnings
4. Helwa Ya Baladi
5. Untold Fairytales
6. Santiago's Dream
7. Tango
8. Comes To An End
9. If We Only Have Love
10. Amman
11. Heya
12. Kingdom of Peace
13. Awal Mara


If you'd like to listen to clips from the CD, you can do so here. You can also purchase the CD on Amazon for $13.99 as of this posting.

Win it! I have a copy of Zade's One Night in Jordan on CD to giveaway to one lucky reader! To enter, tell me if you've ever heard of Zade before and if so, your favorite from him, and if you haven't, would you visit his site and tell me what you think? Did you listen to his music? Did you watch this special when it aired on PBS?

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That's up to four (4) possible entries! Giveaway ends April 24th, 2010 at 11:59 PST. US Only, sorry. :( Please leave your email address in your comment, or have it available in your profile so I can contact you if you've won. Winners drawn via Random.org.

I received a copy of the DVD above to write a review. One reader will win a copy of the CD.